Appzurt – dyslexia from a to z (Appzurt – dyslexie van a tot z)
‘Appzurt – Dyslexia from a to z’ is a book for young people that describes in clear language what dyslexia is, what problems they can run into and how they can deal with them. It focuses on the youngsters with dyslexia , their brothers and sisters, friends and classmates.
The book is educational and encouraging. It shows, with atractive examples, that having dyslexia does not mean that you are stupid and that even with dyslexia you can achieve a lot. The book presents many celebrities have taken a successful path. Although not every dyslexic will be famous these examples can inspire you to think about what you would like to become.
Van Tricht uitgeverij, Deventer (The Netherlands), ISBN 9789492333148
Title: appzurt, dyslexie van a tot z
Author: Léon Biezeman
Illustrations: Antonina Kalinina
ISBN 9789492333148
Price €12,50
64 pages
for kids from 11 till 14 years
Available in Dutch at the (online)bookstore or at: Van Tricht uitgeverij
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‘Appzurt – Dyslexia from a to z’ is also available as an ebook as an addition to the paper version and is for young people it describes in clear language what dyslexia is, what problems they can run into and how they can deal with them. It focuses on the youngsters with dyslexia , their brothers and sisters, friends and classmates.
The ebook is educational and encouraging. It shows, with atractive examples, that having dyslexia does not mean that you are stupid and that even with dyslexia you can achieve a lot. The book presents many celebrities have taken a successful path. Although not every dyslexic will be famous these examples can inspire you to think about what you would like to become.
This ebook has a read aloud function, with a following cursor, it also has some fun gadgets
Writing with Dyslexia. (Schrijven met dyslexie)
According to recent research, dyslexics themselves have an easier time accepting their dyslexia than people around them. However, as persons with dyslexia do not read and write without flaws, they are often unsure of themselves when dealing with written language. This may discourage them from expressing their ideas in writing, which is a pity. It is especially important for children to be encouraged to express their ideas, plans and phantasies on paper – even if not everything is flawless. This will help preventing that dyslexia becomes too much of an obstacle to attaining an appropriate position in society. There’s good news: this book contains stories, poems and letters written by children and young people from 6 to 16 years with dyslexia. The author wishes to show to fellow dyslexics as well as society that children with dyslexia are often very capable of creative writing – even if they make some mistakes in spelling etc. The focus must be shifted to what is going well. After all, at the end of the day it is the content that matters!
This fascinating book brings together a selection of stories, poems and letters by children and young people with dyslexia, written in the project “Writing with dyslexia”.
Published November 2010, Cyclus, Antwerpen/Apeldoorn (Belgium/The Netherlands), ISBN: 9789085750406
Title: Schrijven met dyslexie
Author: Leon Biezeman
Publisher: Cyclus
ISBN: 9789085750406
Bindwijze: Paperback
Pages: 165
Genre: Onderwijs
Illustrations: Silke Yntema
Available in Dutch at the (online)bookstore or at: www.garant-uitgevers.nl
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Learning with Dyslexia. Part 1: Research. (Leren met dyslexie – Deel 1 – Onderzoek)
How do people with dyslexia learn in primary and secondary school? This was the guiding question of an internet-based survey, held among persons with dyslexia, and this book reports the results. In the survey, dyslectics were asked about their best results in primary and secondary school; about the subjects related to language where their results were best; and about what they considered to be the reason of those good results.
This research is unique in that it looks into how people with dyslexia learn, instead of putting the emphasis on what’s going wrong. As it turns out, some things are going very well indeed in primary and secondary school. Persons with dyslexia have great abilities to use and vary learning strategies.
These results raise a number of issues, such as the question of which specific learning strategies could be used in language education, particularly with regard to writing and reading. Requiring extensive analysis and comment, the results of this study are taken up in Learning with Dyslexia. Part 2: Reflexion.
Published September 2007, Cyclus, Antwerpen/Apeldoorn (Belgium/The Netherlands), ISBN 978-90-8575-018-5
Title: Leren met dyslexie. Deel 1: Onderzoek
ISBN: 9789085750185
Pages: 128
Price: € 15.90
Publisher : Cyclus
Available in Dutch at the (online)bookstore or at: www.garant-uitgevers.nl
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Learning with Dyslexia. Part 2: Reflexion (Leren met dyslexie – deel 2 – Reflectie)
This book reflects on the findings of the survey research presented in Learning with Dyslexia. Part 1: Research. This research emphasized what was going well for persons with dyslexia – it focused on the reasons for the good grades that they did get. Knowing what is going well, and why, can help to make sure that more will go well, and that dyslexic children improve their results in school. Even more interestingly, the results of this research may help us to develop new learning strategies for dyslexic persons. For example, reading and writing are not automatized with dyslexic persons. Current treatments mostly try to achieve automatisation. By contrast, Biezeman argues for a different approach where the aim is to use reading and writing strategies in a conscious way.
Léon Biezeman is a social worker and a dyslexic.
Published September 2007, Cyclus, Antwerpen/Apeldoorn (Belgium/The Netherlands), ISBN 978-90-8575-019-2
Title: Leren met dyslexie. Deel 2: reflectie
ISBN: 9789085750192
Pages: 81
Price: € 13.90
Publisher: Cyclus
Available in Dutch at the (online)bookstore or at: www.garant-uitgevers.nl
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Handbook Compensating for Dyslexia (with CD-ROM) (Handboek dyslexie compenseren)
Research has shown that learning processes of dyslexic persons are structurally no different from those of others. Persons with dyslexia do, however, have difficulties with reading and writing. As so much knowledge is offered in written language, especially in school, this causes great problems. Dyslexia ends up having a great impact on the lives of dyslexics and also, for that matter, on how well their learning processes are going.
This book is a practical response to problems associated with dyslexia. It draws on research in which about 500 persons with dyslexia were asked questions about their experiences at school and at work. The findings are summarized in the first part of this book. They form the basis for the second part where a practical training for dyslexics is presented. This training enables persons with dyslexia to discover how they can make adjustments and develop compensation strategies which can make a real difference in practice.
The book emphasizes how important it is for dyslexics to understand their personal learning styles. Only then can they find out which modifications and compensation strategies work best for them. This manual helps dyslexics to find solutions and to improve their learning results.
Published October 2010, Cyclus, Antwerpen/Apeldoorn (Belgium/The Netherlands), ISBN: 9789085750383
Title: Handboek Dyslexie Compenseren
ISBN: 9789085750383
Pages: 196
Price: € 28.00
Publisher : Cyclus
Available in Dutch at the (online)bookstore or at: www.garant-uitgevers.nl
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Room for dyslexia (Ruimte voor dyslexie)
With a Preface by Prof. Dr. Wied Ruijssenaars
In this book’s preface, the Dutch expert on dyslexia, Professor Wied Ruijssenaars, writes: “Much has been written about dyslexia. But literature about people with dyslexia is scarce. And books written by dyslexic people are a rare phenomenon. (…) I never read a book in one go, but this time I did. This is not a scientific study, but an emotional story, and that’s what makes it so valuable.’
Dyslexics are often considered stupid or lazy. People do not understand that a person can excel in one field and perform badly or worse in another. In Room for Dyslexia, Léon Biezeman describes his experiences at school – the understanding as well as the incomprehension.
The most important thing, according to him, is that dyslexia and dyslexic people should be given room. People who want to help often do not know how to do so.Frequently the question arises as to what dyslexia is, and what it means to be a dyslexic. Answering this question is virtually impossible for dyslexic persons, as they do not know what it means not to be dyslexic; they only know that they have problems in reading and spelling.
Biezeman is one of the few dyslexics who have succeeded in expressing their experiences. He concludes that dyslexics have sufficient possibilities to learn as long as their problems are accepted by the people around them. Biezeman describes his own learning strategies, and also explains how dyslexics continuously collide with widespread ideas about working and studying.
Léon Biezeman is a welfare worker and is now studying remedial education, in order to prepare for doing scientific research on dyslexia.
Published February 1998 second print end of 1998, Toorts, Haarlem (The Netherlands), isbn 9060207653
Publisher – De Toorts, Haarlem
Year – 1998
ISBN: 9060207653
Pages: 117 pagina’s
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